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Universal Basic Income Could Double Global GDP While Cutting Carbon Emissions (www.zmescience.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Oh wow DOUBLE the GEE DEE PEE?!?!?!?!!@! Hard rn

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

The article seems really vague on how this would work

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

UBI: Yes.

Carbon taxes: Yes

Funding the former with the latter: Absolutely not, because the pressure to avoid the carbon taxes would end up underfunding the UBI.